Unit 8 Flashcards by Linh Vu

torque

a turning or twisting force

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discerning

perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; to perceive something obscure

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igneous

produced by fire; volcanic

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prodigal

wasteful; extravagant; lavish

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stipulate

to specify as an essential condition

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contiguous

touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

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dissolution

disintegration; debauchery

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pallid

lacking color or liveliness

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sedition

behavior prompting rebellion

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disinterested

unprejudiced; objective

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fractious

quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

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divulge

to make known something that is secret

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physiognomy

facial features

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discrete

constituting a separate thing; distinct

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contentious

quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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supposition

the act of assuming to be true or real

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eclectic

selecting from various sources

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expatiate

to speak or write at length

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laud

praise

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amenity

something that increases comfort

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exculpate

to clear of blame; vindicate

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fetid

having a bad smell

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skeptic

one who doubts

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empirical

derived from observation or experiment

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presumptuous

rude; improperly bold

saturate

imbue throughout; soak thoroughly

aspersion

slander; false rumor

vendetta

prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

analgesic

medication that reduces or eliminates pain

cantankerous

irritable; ill-humored

esoteric

hard to understand; known only to a few

quorum

number of member necessary to conduct a meeting

bionics

the application of biological principals to the design of electrical or engineering systems

labile

likely to change

obdurate

stubborn

anachronism

something out of the proper time

denouement

outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature

cognizant

informed; conscious; aware

precursor

forerunner; predecessor

flux

flowing; a continuous moving

militate

to work against

pervasive

spread throughout every part

disparate

dissimilar

implode

collapse inward violently

caustic

burning; stinging; causing corrosion

impinge

to strike; encroach

felicitous

suitable expressed; well-chose; appropriate

dupe

to deceive; trick

sage

wise

occlude

to shut; block

prevaricate

to quibble; evade the truth

ambivalence

the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

fulminate

to attack loudly; denounce

antecedent

something that comes before

concomitant

existing concurrently

effete

depleted of vitality; over refined; decadent

embellish

to adorn; enhance

tremulous

trembling, frugal, timid

substantive

essential

insuperable

insurmountable; unconquerable

pragmatic

practical

inert

unable to move; sluggish

subside

to settle down; grow quiet

encomium

a formal expression of praise

qualified

limited, restricted

catalyst

something that causes change

dissonance

discord; lack of harmony

saturnine

gloomy

treatise

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

chivalry

the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women

canard

false; deliberately misleading story

equitable

fair; just; impartial

vacillate

to waver; oscillate

miscreant

villain; criminal

suffrage

the right to vote

savor

to enjoy; have a distinctive flavor or smell

somatic

relating to or affecting the body; corporeal

junta

group of people united in political intrigue

viable

practicable; capable of developing

approbation

praise, approval

commensurate

proportional

lethargic

inactive

overweening

presumptuous; arrogant

tome

book, usually large and academic

turbid

muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

etiology

causes or origins

amulet

ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

captious

faultfinding; intended to entrap as in an argument

magnanimity

generosity; nobility

circuitous

roundabout

admonish

to caution or reprimand

ameliorate

to improve

conjugal

pertaining to marriage agreement

substantiate

to support with proof or evidence

regale

to entertain; feast

explicate

to explain; interpret; clarify

pathological

departing from normal condition

incongruity

state of not fitting

denigrate

to slur someone's reputation

immutable

unchangeable

platonic

spiritual; theoretical; without a sensual desire

sextant

navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

alchemy

medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation

obsequious

overly submissive

visage

appearance; aspect

fawning

seeking flavor by flattering